Hill continued to struggle in 1983 and lost the nickel cornerback position to Ron Fellows. Eventually his teammates also started to turn on him,[5] so the Cowboys traded him to the Buffalo Bills in the 1984 offseason, in exchange for a fifth round draft choice in 1985, plus a sixth and a twelfth selection in 1986. In Cowboys lore, Hill would become the symbol of the failed draft strategy of the Eighties decade, when the team took too many gambles.

Buffalo Bills

In 1984, he broke his lower leg in the second game of the season and was placed on injured reserve. The recovery from the injury took longer than expected, and although he had a chance to start a few games at cornerback, he was used mostly as a punt returner, until his release after the sixth game of the 1986 season.

Detroit Lions

Hill was claimed by the Detroit Lions, where he played in 3 games of the 1986 season, before being waived that same year.

Los Angeles Raiders

After the players went on a strike on the third week of the 1987 season, those games were canceled (reducing the 16 game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. Hill was signed to be a part of the Los Angeles Raiders replacement team, that was given the mock name "Masqueraiders" by the media. He went on to start all three games at cornerback and stayed a few weeks after the strike ended, before being released.